Bauhaus Chair Poster
The name bauhaus is derived from the german verb bauen to build.
Bauhaus chair poster. Erich dieckmann möbelbau in holz rohr und stahl. Collections by this author. Kandinsky had admired the completed design and. Because of this bare bones approach bauhaus design was indeed somewhat shocking to people in the early 20 th century given the then radical design departures from the norm.
The school became famous for its approach to design which attempted to unify the principles of mass production with individual artistic vision and strove to combine. The staatliches bauhaus german. The wassily chair also known as the model b3 chair was designed by marcel breuer in 1925 1926 while he was the head of the cabinet making workshop at the bauhaus in dessau germany. Bauhaus chairs poster eric jb van b.
ˈʃtaːtlɪçəs ˈbaʊˌhaʊs commonly known as the bauhaus german. The wassily chair is probably the most famous of all the bauhaus chairs. Building house was a german art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts. Comments eric jb van b.
The bauhaus was a progressive german art and design school founded by the architect walter gropius that operated from 1919 to1933. When you look at a chair or a building made in the mold of bauhaus you immediately notice a stark bluntness to it with sharp corners and edges and strong lines. Models by this author. Designed in 1925 by marcel breuer this chair is an excellent example of the groundbreaking developments that bauhaus brought such as the sleek and easily comprehensible design and the innovative use of materials.
4 likes 83 downloads 102 views download. While still being an apprentice at the bauhaus breuer designed this iconic chair inspired by the bicycle. Despite popular belief the chair was not designed specifically for the non objective painter wassily kandinsky who was on the bauhaus faculty at the same time.